Red Bluff Health Care Center

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.

Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.

Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.

Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.

Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents.